Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The pattern most typical of rock and related styles is: 1&2&3&4& d du udu. The final upstroke is sometimes omitted altering the strumming pattern slightly to d du ud. This pattern is often called "Old Faithful", [7] or when played on ukulele, the "Island Strum". Examples of other strumming patterns include: [8] Single down strum: d d d d
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [3]
The ukulele (/ ˌ juː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / ooh-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. [1] [2] [3] The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction ...
A block chord is a chord or voicing built directly below the melody either on the strong beats or to create a four-part harmonized melody line in "locked-hands" [1] rhythmic unison with the melody, as opposed to broken chords.
Carter-style lick. [1] Play ⓘ. Carter Family picking, also known as the thumb brush, the Carter lick, the church lick, or the Carter scratch, [2] is a style of fingerstyle guitar named after Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family.
Heather Dale is a Canadian Celtic folk musician, author, entrepreneur, and filker who was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association's Hall of Fame in 2020. [2] Much of her music draws on Celtic and Arthurian legend , but she also incorporates influences and instruments from other genres, including world music .
Heather Bambrick was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to parents John and Joan Bambrick.She attended Holy Heart of Mary High School [1] and was very active in the music program there, singing with their award-winning Chamber Choir.
A common characteristic of clawhammer patterns is the thumb does not pick on the downbeat, as one might in typical fingerpicking patterns for guitar. For example, this is a common, basic 2/4 pattern: A fingerpicked melody quarter note on the downbeat, Other strings strummed with the fingers, for a total of roughly an eighth note starting on the ...